Amazon Controls 95% of the eBook Market in the UK

By Michael Kozlowski The president of the UK Booksellers Association, Tim Walker spoke at the Nielsen BookInsights conference yesterday and made some startling revelations. During a round-table discussion Tim said ÔÇ£I do a have a concern that AmazonÔÇÖs dominance is...

Copyrights ÔÇô and Wrongs! What every author needs to know!

The BBC launches a new website – Copyright Aware This month the BBC launches Copyright Aware, a website dedicated to raising awareness about copyright and knowing your rights as an author and creator. The website recognises that with the rise of blogs, vlogs and...

Is SoundCloud right for authors? By Jack Shepherd

 Journalists have flocked to the audio sharing site but how are they using it?  Could authors be doing the same thing to promote their books? SoundCloud has quickly become one of the best platforms for journalists to share audio stories on the web. Being easy to...

Amazon Makes it Easier than Ever to Leave a Review

Amazon Makes it Easier than Ever to Leave a Review┬áBy Mercy Pilkington Book reviews are the bane of many authorsÔÇÖ existence, not for their negative remarks or hurtful nature, but mostly for the fact that many authors feel the frustration of not getting reviews in...

Sunday Times Top Ten author talks at our April Literary Dinner

Thursday ┬áApril 16th 6.30 for 7pm at the Institute of Directors https://twitter.com/adrianggilbert Adrian Gilbert describes himself on Twitter as ‘ the author of a number of best-selling books in the genre of ancient mysteries and alternative history. He also...